IN THE PHILIPPINES, UNETHICAL

PRESCRIPTIONS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO: THE

ERRONEOUS PESCRIPTION AND THE
VIOLATIVE OR IMPOSSIBLE PRESCRIPTION.
 Erroneous
Prescription
This type can be filled since they
only commit minor errors. This includes the following:
The brand name precedes the generic
name.
The generic name is the one enclosed
in the parenthesis.
The brand name is not enclosed in a
parenthesis.
More than one drug product is
prescribed in one prescription form.
Violative or impossible
prescription
Violative prescription can also be
referred as impossible prescription. The following are
some instances:
The generic name is not written.
The generic name is not legible and a
brand name which is legible is written.
The brand name is indicated and
instructions added, such as the phase 'No Substitution'
which tends to
obstruct, hinder or prevent proper generic dispensing.
Violative prescriptions shall not be
filled. They shall be kept and reported
by the pharmacist of the drug outlet or
any other interested party to the
nearest DOH Officer for appropriate
action.
The pharmacist shall advise the
prescriber of the problem and/or
instruct the
customer to get the proper
prescription.
On the other hand, most pharmacies do
their best in filling their customers' drug
orders. If they can decode the
prescriber’s prescription then why not fill
it? Most customers need to take
their medication immediately. They cannot
afford to undergo hassles as
returning or searching for their doctors.
Anyway, drugstore outlets want to
earn, too. As long as they can be sure that
the patient will be taking the
right medicine, these pharmacies will
serve the drug order.
 Violative Prescription

ONLY THE BRAND NAME IS

BOTH THE GENERIC WRITTEN AND
THE GENERIC NAME AND BRAND ADDED WITH IMPOSING
NAME IS NOT NAME INSTRUCTION ("NO OTHER
WRITTEN. ARE WRITTEN BUT, SUBSTITUTE") THAT CAN
ONLY THE BRAND HINDER, OBSTRUCT OR
NAME IS LEGIBLE. PREVENT PROPER
DISPENSING.
 Violative prescriptions shall not be
filed. They are kept and reported by the
pharmacist of drug outlet or any other
interested party to the nearest DOH office
for appropriate action. The
pharmacist shall advise the prescriber of
the problem and/or instruct the
patient to get the proper prescription.
 The generic name is
The brand name The brand name is not More than one drug
enclosed with a
precedes the generic in parenthesis. is prescribed on
parenthesis instead
name. one prescription.
of the brand name.
What to do with an
Erroneous
Prescription
ERRONEOUS PRESCRIPTIONS SHALL BE
FILED. SUCH PRESCRIPTION SHALL ALSO BE
KEPT AND REPORTED BY THE PHARMACIST OF
THE DRUG OUTLET OR ANY OTHER INTERESTED
PARTY TO THE NEAREST DOH OFFICE FOR
APPROPRIATE ACTION.
Only the generic name The generic name does Both the generic name The written drug
is written but not correspond and the brand product is not
illegible. with the brand name. name are illegible. registered in FDA.
What to do with an Impossible
Prescription
IMPOSSIBLE PRESCRIPTION
SHALL NOT BE FILED. THEY SHALL BE AND REPORTED BY THE
PHARMACIST OF DRUG OUTLET
OR ANY OTHER